Patents by Inventor Takeo Numata

Takeo Numata has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11355812
    Abstract: A device includes a battery case (42) that stores a battery (62A or 62B), a lock mechanism (133) that is capable of fixing and holding the stored battery (62A or 62B) in the battery case (42), and an operation member (44) that is capable of performing switching operation of the lock mechanism (133) between a battery-fixed state and a non-battery-fixed state. The lock mechanism (133) includes a movable block (160) which is supported by the battery case (42) in a displaceable manner. The movable block (160) has a battery restriction portion (160b or 160c) which restricts displacement of the battery (62A or 62B) in a separation direction in a state of being displaced to a battery fixing position, and a holding force receiving portion (160d) which receives a holding force for maintaining the movable block (160) at the battery fixing position from the operation member (44) in a state where the operation member (44) is operated within a predetermined positional range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Okubo, Yasuyuki Maeda, Akira Kuramochi, Takeo Numata, Michito Arai, Yuji Hayashi, Tadashi Minyu, Natsuko Sota, Yasushi Takahashi, Takaaki Kato, Kazuo Tsuji, Makoto Mitsukawa, Etsumi Handa, Nobuo Shigemizu, Yasuhiro Fukuyoshi, Yukio Akai
  • Patent number: 11065972
    Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a vehicle body cover (5) on which a cord accommodating section (230) provided, a vehicle body cover (5) includes a cover inclined surface (CS) inclined with respect to a ground plane, the cover inclined surface (CS) includes an inclined surface upper section (CS1) located on an upper section of the cover inclined surface (CS), and in the cord accommodating section (230), a cord drawing section (236) disposed in the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) and configured to draw the charging cord (245) into the cord accommodating section (230) and an accommodating space (230s) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245) drawn from the cord drawing section (236) from the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) to a lower section of the cord accommodating section (230) are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Shimamura, Takeo Numata, Yoshitaka Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210066678
    Abstract: A device includes a battery case (42) that stores a battery (62A or 62B), a lock mechanism (133) that is capable of fixing and holding the stored battery (62A or 62B) in the battery case (42), and an operation member (44) that is capable of performing switching operation of the lock mechanism (133) between a battery-fixed state and a non-battery-fixed state. The lock mechanism (133) includes a movable block (160) which is supported by the battery case (42) in a displaceable manner. The movable block (160) has a battery restriction portion (160b or 160c) which restricts displacement of the battery (62A or 62B) in a separation direction in a state of being displaced to a battery fixing position, and a holding force receiving portion (160d) which receives a holding force for maintaining the movable block (160) at the battery fixing position from the operation member (44) in a state where the operation member (44) is operated within a predetermined positional range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Okubo, Yasuyuki Maeda, Akira Kuramochi, Takeo Numata, Michito Arai, Yuji Hayashi, Tadashi Minyu, Natsuko Sota, Yasushi Takahashi, Takaaki Kato, Kazuo Tsuji, Makoto Mitsukawa, Etsumi Handa, Nobuo Shigemizu, Yasuhiro Fukuyoshi, Yukio Akai
  • Publication number: 20200282850
    Abstract: A saddle type electric vehicle (1) includes a charging cord (245) that is connectable to an external power supply, a cord accommodating section (230) configured to accommodate a charging cord (245), and a vehicle body cover (5) on which a cord accommodating section (230) provided, a vehicle body cover (5) includes a cover inclined surface (CS) inclined with respect to a ground plane, the cover inclined surface (CS) includes an inclined surface upper section (CS1) located on an upper section of the cover inclined surface (CS), and in the cord accommodating section (230), a cord drawing section (236) disposed in the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) and configured to draw the charging cord (245) into the cord accommodating section (230) and an accommodating space (230s) configured to accommodate the charging cord (245) drawn from the cord drawing section (236) from the vicinity of the inclined surface upper section (CS1) to a lower section of the cord accommodating section (230) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Toshifumi Shimamura, Takeo Numata, Yoshitaka Kobayashi